sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
study group; study meeting
marriage fraud; fake marriage
accountability; being held accountable
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
how; in what way; in what manner
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
patterns of thinking; train of thought
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
finely chiseled (features)
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
androgynous; gender-neutral
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower